| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward McCard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Christopher George is hacked by Edward McCard - foul #1 on Edward McCard, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Christopher Heller swats the layup by Christopher George | 35-31 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Robert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Louis Holland comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Howard Jones gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne loses the dribble to Shannon Sanders | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 35-33 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is denied on a layup by Christopher George | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Louis Holland gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | George Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Shannon Sanders, George Anderson | |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Melvin King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Jason Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Louis Holland is hacked by Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Dikembe Okoro (C) Howard Jones, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Andrew Toney knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth is hacked by Robert Hazley - foul #3 on Robert Hazley, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Anderson (PF) Jason Torbett | |
| 16:30 | Illinois | John Job misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 16:30 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | John Job misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | John Job lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Toney | 35-39 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Toney - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | John Job makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Shannon Sanders | 36-41 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend throws it down | 38-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Howard Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-41 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 38-41 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | John Job lays it up and in | 38-43 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Timothy Parks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shannon Sanders | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Job - foul #2 on John Job, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Howard Jones, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, John Job | |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Torbett | 42-49 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Toney | 42-49 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Lonnie Townsend denies the turnaround by Robert Taylor | 42-49 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Melvin King grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lonnie Townsend | 45-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Robert Taylor drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Andrew Toney and the foul's on Nathaniel Banks - foul #3 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne's pass is intercepted by Blaine Hackworth | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher George (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Robert Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 45-52 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Louis Holland (SG), John Job (PF) Robert Taylor, Andrew Toney, Jason Torbett | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Heller, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Blaine Hackworth, Christopher George | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Timothy Parks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Louis Holland - foul #1 on Louis Holland, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Charles Gay, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG) Timothy Parks | |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by George Anderson | 46-54 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Louis Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Louis Holland is fouled on the floor by Howard Jones - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Edward McCard (C) Howard Jones, Mohamed Chadbourne, Dikembe Okoro, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), Christopher George (C) Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, John Job | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Louis Holland makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Louis Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Edward McCard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Christopher George can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward McCard - foul #2 on Edward McCard, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Christopher George makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Christopher George misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Christopher Heller pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Christopher Heller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hazley | 48-57 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Christopher George is denied on a layup by Edward McCard | 48-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Jason Torbett grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Robert Hazley takes the ball from Timothy Parks | 48-57 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Melvin King lays it up and in set up by Robert Hazley | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Heller (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward McCard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Timothy Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Timothy Parks clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Christopher George denies the turnaround by Christopher Heller | 50-57 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Christopher Heller buries a jump hook in the paint | 52-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Parks | 52-62 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Christopher Heller, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Howard Jones is fouled on the floor by Louis Holland - foul #2 on Louis Holland, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Jones | 54-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Job clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Gay - foul #2 on Charles Gay, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-64 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is denied on a layup by Lonnie Townsend | 54-64 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 54-64 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 54-64 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | John Job snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | John Job clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Job (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | John Job clanks a turnaround in the lane | 54-64 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Christopher Heller (PF) Charles Gay, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Christopher George (C) Shannon Sanders, John Job | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Torbett (PF) George Anderson | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Christopher George snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Robert Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-64 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lonnie Townsend - foul #4 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Louis Holland makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the floater from the left wing | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Robert Taylor travels with the ball | 56-65 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is hacked by Shannon Sanders - foul #1 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Christopher George grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Howard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | George Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Jones - foul #4 on Howard Jones, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF) Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF) Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Melvin King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #13 | 59-68 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #4 on George Anderson, team foul #10 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 60-70 |